At this time, Zhengde suddenly remembered something and asked:
"No, according to your statement, Europe is the system of inheritance of the eldest son. You are not the eldest son. Even if your mother's great revenge is revenged and the ban is regained, it should be your elder brother's succession, right?"
Marin nodded and said:
"Your Majesty is right. Logically, it is indeed my elder brother who succeeded to the throne. However, my grandfather lost the vassal states. I sent troops to defeat me. Therefore, my elder brother gave the position of vassal to me. However, this is not in line with the ritual system. Therefore, in return, I gave this county to my elder brother as a fief, and even allowed him to recruit troops on his own."
"So that's it. It's like Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's brother letting Emperor Li Xian?" Emperor Zhengde didn't consider whether Ma Lin understood Chinese history. Fortunately, Ma Lin really understood...
Marin agreed:
"Your Majesty is wise, that's exactly that! In fact, the country that my grandfather lost was just a small country of Bo. Later, I started with a mercenary, fought east and west, gathered up a large army, and took back the country of Bo. Then, I fought in succession, expanding the territory more than thirty times before being named the great duke by the emperor... the king..." Marin originally wanted to say that Maximilian I was the king. However, for fear of irritating the monarch and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, he simply called him the king.
At this time, the upright Yang Tinghe suddenly asked:
"Master Ma, since you have a king above you, why do you come to worship the Ming Dynasty again? Do you know the king of you? If you don't know, wouldn't the king serve one minister and two masters?"
Suddenly, many Qingliu ministers in the court looked at Ma Lin with a little contempt. Because the Chinese tradition emphasizes that "one minister does not serve two masters, and one daughter does not marry two husbands."
Marin replied calmly:
"Old Yang Ge Lao didn't know that my country was called the Holy Roman Kingdom, and the king was the great king (really, the emperor became the great king. In fact, this understanding is not wrong. After all, Emperor Shenluo really has no characteristics of an emperor). However, the great king did not have any real power and could not directly manage the princes. His status was actually equivalent to the Zhou emperor during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The great king could enthrone the title and recognize the overlord, but was not qualified to manage the affairs of various countries. In fact, the status of the Beihai Kingdom and the seven heroes of the Warring States Period was similar. The Beihai Kingdom had a similar land area to South Korea, and its population was smaller than that of South Korea..."
"Also, there are endless wars in the Shenluo country. Therefore, there are only 60,000 troops in Beihai Kingdom, and they are war soldiers. Otherwise, it would be difficult to survive in this troubled country."
"Who is the Lord of Ma coming to the Ming Dynasty?" asked a Hanlin scholar.
"Once I come, I admire the majesty of the Celestial Empire. I want to take a look at the richest and most powerful country at this time and regard the Ming Dynasty as the sect leader of the world..." Marin praising shamelessly.
But the wise rulers and ministers of the Ming Dynasty took this trick the most, and they all showed pride and confident expressions...
"Secondly, the Ming Dynasty has abundant resources and is not available in the world. Therefore, I hope to purchase various materials from the Ming Dynasty for daily use."
After a pause, Marin cried and said:
"Your Majesty and all the lords know that Europe is poor. In Europe, even a king like a king and a minister, it is difficult for me to wear such excellent silk clothes. Usually, as a king, Ma can only wear clothes made of wool. You know, the smell of clothes made of wool... Woooo, I feel so happy that I can wear silk clothes given by the court, and I can't bear to take them off..."
Marin was fully fired and started acting, even squeezed out a few tears...
Zhengde and the civil and military officials of the court looked at Malin with sympathy, and at the same time they took it for granted - this is what the barbarian country should do...
"Also, the nobles of Beihai, including me, don't use porcelain when eating and drinking tea, and they still use inferior pottery. Ma's eyes were so jealous that he saw that any people in the Ming Dynasty could eat with porcelain bowls..."
"Hahaha..." A burst of laughter suddenly broke out from the Golden Palace. Hearing Ma Lin say this, all the civil and military officials in the court were extremely proud - look, the Ming Dynasty is just holding a sensation...
"In fact, the Beihai Kingdom is poor and weak, and cannot give out something valuable to pay tribute. But the Beihai Kingdom's guns and cannons are the most excellent in the world, and they can still make their moves. Therefore, this tribute was originally mainly composed of a coercive gun and a Franc machine cannon..."
At this time, Cao Yuan, the Minister of War who had taken the money, interrupted in time:
"I dare to ask Lord Ma, why is your country poor and weak, but muskets (muskets) and cannons so sharp?"
Marin thought for a while and replied:
"In our Europe, there is a famous saying, 'Demand is the mother of invention'. Although Europe is poor and weak, it is constantly in war and dies in war every day. Therefore, in order to survive and defeat its opponents, all countries attach great importance to the improvement of firearms. Any craftsman who has improved sharp firearms will receive heavy rewards. Under the stimulation of wars and rewards, the Beihai Kingdom's firearms have made rapid progress, and even surpassed the Ming Dynasty at a level..."
"Of course, it was not that the craftsmen of Beihai Kingdom were better than the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty. But because the Ming Dynasty had been peaceful for a long time. Although there was no 'smuggling swords and guns in the warehouse and horses were put into the south mountain', we were also much lazy. And if our Beihai Kingdom did not pay attention to the improvement of firearms, it would probably have destroyed the country. Therefore, the Beihai Kingdom was lucky enough to surpass the extremely powerful Ming Dynasty in firearms..."
What Malin said was very reasonable and also triggered the thinking of civil and military officials in the court.
"Demand is the mother of invention... It's wonderful..." After hearing this, Bi Heng, the Minister of Works of the Ming Dynasty, only his eyes were shining, and he quickly ordered the Minister of Works to record this sentence.
In order to take care of the faces of the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Marin added sleekly:
"Actually, I attach so much importance to firearms, and it is related to the Ming Dynasty..." Ma Lin decided to make a far-fetched answer...
"How do you say it?" Emperor Zhengde asked excitedly.
"When I was in a short time, I met my teacher. My teacher came to the Ming Dynasty and learned a lot of Chinese history by Master Chongxu. He told me that Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty (Ming Chengzu was not originally called Chengzu, but the temple name was Taizong. Emperor Jiajing changed his deceased ghost, Daughter Xingwang, into the Taimiao in the name of the emperor, and then he changed it to Chengzu with the Shenji Camp using firearms. He defeated hundreds of thousands of Mongolian cavalry in the desert, laying the stability of the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I was inspired by this and when I was a general, I attached great importance to the improvement of firearms. Any craftsmen who improved firearms would be highly rewarded. Therefore, I created the unparalleled firearms... Therefore, I could think of improving firearms because I was inspired and inspired by the deeds of Emperor Taizong..."
Suddenly, all the civil and military officials in the court breathed a sigh of relief - this is right, how can a barbarian country surpass the Ming Dynasty? It turned out that it was inspired by Emperor Taizong... Well, it was also the contribution of the Ming Dynasty... This guy named Ma seems to be the disciple of a Taoist priest of the Ming Dynasty... Well, he is his own person...
Chapter completed!